centifidous

English

Etymology

From Latin centifidus, from centi- (“hundred”) + -fidus, from findere (“to split”). Equivalent to centifid +‎ -ous.

Adjective

centifidous (not comparable)

(archaic) Divided into a hundred parts.

Coordinate terms

bifid, trifid, quadrifid, quinquefid, sexfid/sexifid, octofid, novemfid, decemfid, duodecimfid, multifid/multifidous

Translations

Translations

Latin: centifidus

References

“centifidous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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